Manchester to participate in Farm to Table Dinner in Chelsea
On Sunday, Aug. 21, from 4:45-7:30 pm, 5 Healthy Towns will be holding a Farm to Table Dinner for 150 guests in downtown Chelsea! The event will be held at the Chelsea Farmer’s Market Lot – Downtown Chelsea 222 S. Main Street. All proceeds will go to the 5 Healthy Towns Farmers Markets, including Manchester’s. Tickets […]
Manchester Masonic Lodge open house & Rededication Ceremony
Are you curious about the third floor of the Comerica building on Main Street? Are you fascinated by local history and historic events? Are you interested in a rare opportunity to be present at a Manchester Free and Accepted Masons ceremony? On August 11th, Manchester Lodge #148 of the Free and Accepted Masons of Michigan will hold […]
Shooting stars over Manchester this week
We’re passing into the debris field of a comet, folks. Comet Swift-Tuttle passes by Earth every 132 years, and it leaves behind a debris field, and every August the planet passes through the dust and dirt and rocks. When we do, some of that stuff is pulled down to Earth where it burns up in […]
Final Gazebo Concert of the season to feature Mr. B
For the final concert of the 2016 season, the Gazebo Concert series will host blues and boogie-woogie pianist Mark “Mr. B” Braun. Mr. B has become one of the premiere purveyors of a vanishing art. He learned his craft first-hand from the early masters, and is a rare living link to the first generation of […]
Downtown businesses prepare for Street Festival crowd
Kellie’s and Stockwell’s Catering, like many other Manchester establishments, are preparing for this weekend’s Run Manchester and Street Festival. They are looking forward to the opportunity to have grilling in front of the store and will be selling Kielbasa, hot dogs and more. Inside, they are making specials for the Street Festival like Kellie’s famous quiche […]
Borek- Jennings forming weekly grief support group
Borek Jennings, Manchester’s funeral home, is working with the Brooklyn Living Center to host an eight-week grief education and support group on Tuesdays, from 6:30 to 8 pm beginning August 30 and continuing to October 18, 2016. This support group is free and open to adults dealing with grief due to the death of a loved one. Participants […]
3rd Annual Manchester Street Festival
The Manchester Street Festival, which is in its third year, will be held Saturday, August 6th from 10 am to 6 pm. The 8th Annual Run Manchester Race will kick off the Street Festival at 10 am, with awards presented at 11:30am. Run Manchester features a 1 mile fun run that is FREE and open to […]
Victory Baptist Church events: Vacation Bible School & gospel concert
Victory Baptist Church, located at 419 S. Macomb St. will be holding its Vacation Bible School on August 1st through 5th from 9 am to noon. This year’s theme is Answers in Genesis’ “Ocean Commotion.” The Forester Brothers Family will once again be joining Vacation Bible School on Friday, Aug. 5 for some music, fun, pizza and […]
Austin Rd to close for new culvert THURSDAY, July 28
The Washtenaw County Road Commission announced today that on Thursday, July 28, 2016, Fonson Company, Inc. will CLOSE Austin Road between Schneider Road and Ernst Road in Bridgewater Township to all traffic, to replace the concrete span bridge with a new concrete box culvert. This road closure will remain in effect from July 28, 2016, […]
Leslie Science & Nature Center coming to the library & end of Summer Reading Program celebration
The Manchester District Library is having a Summer Reading Finale party to congratulate and celebrate the success of all the intrepid participants who finished the program. The party will take place at the library on Friday, July 29, from 5-6 pm. You must have completed the entire program and received your “Certificate of Completion” to attend. […]
